MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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